Russia

Russian MP Andrei Svintsov says all cryptocurrencies were created by US intelligence agencies.

Anthony Cuthbertson Mar 02, 2015

Nemtsov was shot four times in the back as he crossed a bridge near the Kremlin on 27 February.

Yasmin Kaye Mar 01, 2015

Thousands of Nemtsov supporters set to gather in central Moscow to pay tribute.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 01, 2015

Opposition politician Boris Nemtsov spoke of his fear that Putin would have him killed just weeks before he was gunned down outside the Kremlin

Yasmin Kaye Feb 28, 2015

The former chief of UK foreign intelligence calls for UK to boost defence spending in face of threat from increasingly belligerent Russia.

Tom Porter Feb 28, 2015

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, asks West to prepare for post-Putin era.

Jayalakshmi K Feb 27, 2015

Closer ties between Athens and Moscow, or Athens and Beijing are something Western powers will not want, says Marc Faber.

M Rochan Feb 24, 2015

Value of goods and services exported to Russia by these three countries will shrink by between 18% and 25%.

Jerin Mathew Feb 24, 2015

New offer comes after Israeli and US pressure resulted in 2010 missile deal being dropped.

Tom Porter Feb 23, 2015

Lord Stirrup raises terrifying possibility of Russian plane downing civilian jumbo jets.

Dominic Gover Feb 22, 2015

Kerry accuses Moscow of 'extraordinarily craven behaviour' over Ukraine in meeting with Phillip Hammond.

Yasmin Kaye Feb 21, 2015

Russians participate in 'Anti-Maidan' protest as John Kerry is discussing further sanctions.

Peter Carty Feb 21, 2015

Yanukovych has kept quiet in his exile as war rages through eastern Ukraine.

Shane Croucher Feb 20, 2015

Defence secretary warned Putin could deploy tactics to destabilise the Baltic states like in Crimea.

Samantha Payne Feb 19, 2015

Putin's fall from power is more likely to come from a coup than anything Europe can impose.

Simon Heffer Feb 16, 2015

We look at how the Carabanak cyber-crime gang was able to steal up to $1bn without being noticed.

David Gilbert Feb 16, 2015

Banks in 30 countries including Russia, US, Germany, China and Canada hit by cyber attack.

Jerin Mathew Feb 16, 2015

Eighty four per cent of those polled believe Isis poses greatest threat to US over next decade.

Tom Porter Feb 14, 2015

Martial law will definitely be imposed throughout Ukraine if the ceasefire fails, according to President Poroshenko.

Peter Carty Feb 14, 2015

New deal will replace $17bn loan programme announced by IMF in April, of which $4.5bn has been disbursed already.

Jerin Mathew Feb 12, 2015

Bitcoin buys sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles and assassins on the internet's black markets

Alex Holden Feb 10, 2015

Bitcoin price remains stable as Russia await's decision on bitcoin and MyCoin exchange disappears.

Anthony Cuthbertson Feb 10, 2015

Archaeologists believe the object is man-made.

Arjun Varma Feb 08, 2015

German Chancellor warns diplomacy aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis might not succeed.

Fiona Keating Feb 07, 2015

Chechnya exiled leader Akhmed Zakayev says Russian president's regime will not survive Ukraine conflict.

Umberto Bacchi Feb 06, 2015

French President Hollande and German Chancellor Merkel heading to Ukraine.

Dominic Gover Feb 05, 2015

The rouble has come off 11% from last week's low but fundamental as well as technical challenges remain.

Boby Michael Feb 04, 2015

Xinhua says Western media have been prejudiced and short-sighted in their portrayal of the Brics group.

Jerin Mathew Feb 04, 2015

According to the Hurun Global Rich List for 2015, UK was on fifth place with a total of 80 billionaires.

Jerin Mathew Feb 04, 2015

Russia and North Korea's proposed military exercise will be seen as show of strength against US and South Korea.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 03, 2015